Hose-binder.



N0 MODEL.

BEST AVAlLABLE COP` PATENTED AUG. 23, 1904.

J. J. MGINTYRE &` H. BAGSHAW.

HOSE BINDER.

AYPLIGATION FILED DEG.18. 1903.

BEST AvAiLABLE cor UNITED STATES Patented August 23, 194.

AT -ENT LOFFCE.

s JOHN J. MCINTYRE AND HERBERT 'Bassi-ramer HARTroRn, coN- NECTICUT.

HOSE-BINDER.

Application filed December 18, 1903.. Serial No. 185,626. (No model.)

To all whom, it '7n/ay concern,.-

Bc it known ythat we, -JOHN J. 'MCINTYRE land H ERBERT BAGSHAW, citizens of the United States` residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements' of which the'following is 2a,

f This"double*construction-of the hose, however, has a disadvantage, -asA we have found -by experience, in the screw attachment of the fend'ofsuch a double ho'seto the coupling.

in Hose-Binders, specifi cation.

This invention relates to and has for an object to provide an improved and eiicientfhose-f binder.

-ln the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification a form of our invention is illustrated, wherein-,-

Figure 1 shows a central longitudinal-se'c-Ly tion of a hose-coupling embodying the pres-,1 ent improvement/and wherein' a portion ofv a hose is shown in central'longitudinalsection and a portion of a hose in side view, show-V ing the parts with the hose bound in the'coup'l ling. Fig. 2 is a side View, partly broken away on a central longitudinal line, showing the hose at the incipient stage of the binding. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail on the central sec` structed in connection with one partof an ordmary hose-coupling-such a coupling, for

instance, as is used on fire-hose.

The present improvements are specially intended for use on hose for fire-engineservice, and particularly hose of that kind intended for use under pressures. In hose frequently employed for that service the hose-tube is made of two tubes, one within the other, the

' inner one of the two being lined with rubber of a firm and tough quality, and the layer of rubber being of suiiicient thickness to Withstate`d,:of'two tubes one within the otheinhas 50 an advantage as regards the bendingof the hosewhen under high pressure, since 'one tubemight slide -slightly Within the other, and thus 'assistin accommodating the stress due to the internalwpressilre and the longitudinal strains upon the hose. ldueftothe 'bend-ing thereof.

Bothfof the ihose-tubes are usually of heavy fabric woven-closely of. yarn ofhigh quality,

small and slow, gradually operates inthe lde- -vices of this class heretofore employed to re- 'duce the' stability ofthe fastening, and thus lead to occasional accidents through the sepa- 'ration of the hose while the fire-engine is Vin use. vEven a comparatively rare voccurrence lof this ki-nd'is'liable to indirectly result in great disaster, 'and it is therefore one of the' principal objects of our present improvements to provide eicient means for overcoming -such a result, and,'as above mentioned, we have by the practical use-of' our improvement in actual service demonstrated the exceptional 'high power and security of the attachrnent which is made by. means'of our imi coupling.

-provement between the hose `'andthe vhose-I` 'While our improvement is Well adapted for 3' holding single thickness of hose, especially of heavy construction, it is, particularly advantageous'for use in holding double hose, such as we have mentioned, and the disasters alluded to are thereby forestalled.

The hose-coupling, a portion of which is designated by 2, is provided with an anw' projection or sleeve 3, which has the screw-thread 4, and upon this threaded slrfitted the outer ring 5 of the binder, said s 3 being considered as the inner ring rb BEST AVAILABLE tw Forward of the inner ring 3 there is a combined expander and retainer, which we sometimes hear referred to as the wedgef7 (designated by 7 This member 7 (best shown in Figs. 2 and 3) is of wedge-like construction-- that is, in a general way of the character of an annular wedge. The projecting iiange portion 8 of the ring 5 constitutes the retainingring of the device, and it is provided on its inner surface with a series of abutments, of which a suitable form and construction is illustrated in the drawings, these abutments being s designated by 9 and an opposingl series of abutments of substantially corresponding form on the wedge 7 being designated by 10. The hose chamber orsocket is shown in the form of an annular space in the members 54 and 7 (designated in a general way by 11) and is adapted for receiving the slightly-expanded end of a hose when the wedge 7 is forced into it by means of the screw-threadsland 6. The hose may thereby be so firmly grasped between the opposing abutments 9 and lO as to hold the hose with a very high 'degree of power and security. There is shown a shonl derlor abutment 12 at the inner end of the hose-chamber 11, against which the end of the hose may abut and whereby the insertion of the -vhose to the required distance and no farther will be insured. In the present improvement the hose is inserted the full distance into the-socket before the wedge is applied, and.

the nature of the mechanism Vof the hosebinder is such that it would be impractical to have any sliding of the hose in said ring during thel process of applying'the wedge thereto. For the purpose of illustrating the manner as we apprehend the results due to thespevcial organization and construction of the binder are obtained we will refer now to the enlarged partial sectional view shown in Fig. 3. 'In this view the inner portion of the hose is designated by 14 and the outer portion byA 15. The layer of rubber on the inner part of the inner tube is designated by 16. The sectional view of the inner land outer tubes 14 and 15 of the hose is indicated by the shading, the irregular line 17 indicating the contacting surfaces between the two hose-tubes, and the irregularity of that portion of line 17 which extends within the space is intended to illustrate the manner in which the hose-tubes are there forced together by the grasping of the ends of the hose between the inner` and 'outer members 7 and 8, respectively, of the hosebinder'. There are also diagrammatic linesas indicated, for instance, at 18-which are intended to illustrate the manner in which we understand the abutments to act with re- `rfl r3 theloeking of the hose against slip- `)utwardly from the space. u will be observed that we have shown the r series of abutments on the wedge of less t than the outer series, and in practice "retenes we prefer to make the inner abutments about one-half,\or a little less, the height of the outer series, especially when using double hose of the particular kind hereinbefore more fully described. The hose having been placed within the member 8 when the wedge 7 is removed, said wedge 7 is then inserted in any convenient way with the point thereofl within the slightly-expanded outer end of the hose. At this time the hose is already in the outer ring the full depth ofthe space 11. Next the member 3 is screwed into the member 5 a short distance until the portion 2O of the member 3 engages the seat 21 of the wedge 7, the wedge at this time being located partially within the threaded portion 6 of said member 5, as more fully indicated in Fig. 2. The joint between the wedge and the member ,which tends to force it into position is so formed that the wedge may move relatively to such member and adjust itself. This may be regarded as a self-centering joint. The seat 21 and mating portion 20 are illustrated as constituting a ball-joint organized to permit th'e wedge to adjust or center itself and assume its proper position. It will of course be apparent that the surfaces of this joint need not necessarily be spherical.v The relative sizes of the large 'end of the wedge and the inner side of the thread in the outer rim are such that the wed ge is guided when it is inserted with its point within the end of the hose and before the part 3 is screwed into the said outer rim. To provide for this, the threaded portions 4 and 6 are longer than the required movement of the wedge 7 so that the said screw-threads may be employed for forcing the wedge .7 into full engagement with the hose and for driving said wedge into its final position for completely performing its function of coacting with the ring' portion 8 to form the annular space 11 with its hose-engaging abutments.

Referring again to Fig. 3 and to the diagrammatic lines 18, it will be seen how there natu rally results a certain tendency to arch as regards the matter of the hose, which is under compression between the inner and outer rings of the hose-binder portion of the coupling. When the outward force upon the hose tends to draw the end of the hose out of its seat between said rings, resistant arches will be developed in the material. The material thus subjected to pressure naturally tends to move forwardly and outwardly, so that the resultant stresses which are set up within the compressed end of the hose operate to press the hose against the several abutments in such manner as to maintain rather than destroy the effectiveness of the interlocking grasp which exists between the hosetubes and the annular members which grasp the hose. Furthermore, the end of the hose being expandedto a larger diameter, in connection with the other features just described, operates to make the size of the annular lines IOO IIO

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sEsT Avait/@BLE COF" of force progressively increase toward the cxtreme end ot' the hose within the space 11, and thus the stresses normally tend when -the hose is powerfullystrained to add to rather than to depreciate from the holding power of those abutments which are most near to the outer end of the said space 11.

Fig. is a greatly-enlarged view of a portion of the opposing engaging devices, with diagrammatic lines drawn for the purpose 'of indicati-ng what we apprehend to be the mode of action by which said devices as organized in our present improvement operate to seize and retain the hose in place. It will be observed that the two portions of the hose 24 25, as indicated by the middle line 26, are compressed one upon the other into a firm interlocking engagement, so that in a sense the two portions of the hose where compressed between the opposing inner and outer rings 27 28 become for the time being substantially a single member. The arrows 29 indicate the y direction of the stress or pull on the com- :out of the binder. fof the forces so applied to the material under pressed portion of the hose, and the diagrammatic lines 30 31 32 are intended to indicate in an approximate manner the Way in which the natural tendency of the hose to be drawn out of the binder is counteracted by the opposing tendency of thel material in the hose to become distributed or arranged after the manner ,of arches thus formed with relation to the inner and outer abutments 33 and 34: serve to powerfully and successfully oppose the other tendcncy of the pull upon the hose to draw this In a sense this tendency tension to arrange or form such static arches within such material may be said to correspond to the similar tendency which occurs in the sand in an hour-glass and in grain where it leaves a bin or reservoir to enter a spout or conduit, these being phenomena well known to those who are familiar with such ylines of work.

Having thus described our invention, we claimM 1. The combination with an annular member having an undercut chamber provided with annular teeth, and having a portion provided with screw-threads, Va coupling member hav? ing mating screw-threads, a wedge having-annular teeth upon its outer side and adapted to be pressed by said coupling member upon a hose within said undercutA chamber, the wedge and coupling member having a balljoint connection.

2. In a hose-coupling the combination with a member having an undercut chamber and a shoulder at the inner end thereof, -Screwthreads adjacent to such abutment, hose-holding abutments within the chamber, a wedge of annular formation and having hose-holding abutments upon its perimeter and adapted arching, whereby the static 'when forced into the chamber from the region of the screw-threads to securely bind the end of the hose which may occupy such chamber ing a ball-joint connection with the wedge and a screw-threaded connection with the said member to force said wedge into the chamber.

8. In means for binding to acoupler a hose having a tube and an` unsecured inner tube lined with a punctnrable material, means to engage the outer sideof the outer tube and the inner side of the lining of the inner tube, annular hose-engaging teeth upon the means to engage the former, annularhose-engaging teeth of less projection upon the means to engage the latter, and means to bind such enplies thereof into substantially an integral body.

` 4. In ahose-coupling the combination with a coupling-head having an exterior yscrewthreaded sleeve, a coupling-ring having interior screw-threads to mate therewith, an undercut chamber portion at the other end of said ring, a shoulder at the bottom of such loose working fit with the interior screwthreaded portion of the ring whereby the wedge may pass through the same and be guided thereby in its initial engagement with the hose.

5. In a hose-binder the combination with a member to spread the end of a hose, of a member to support the outside of the hose at the spread portion, and abutments 'on the said members vto compress the hose and hold the same against displacement, the abutments on the member to spread the end having less projection than the abutments on the member to support the outside.

6. In a hose-binder, the combination with a member to support the outside of a hose, abutments thereon, a wedge to expand the hose Within said lsupporting member, and a member having screw-threaded engagement with such outside member, and a ball-joint connection with the wedge to force the same into position in the end of the hose and to bind the same therein.

` and abut the shoulder therein, and meanshav- IOO 7. In a hoselbinder, the combination with a member to support the outside of the end of a hose and having an interiorly-screw-threaded sleeve, a wedge having a loose working fit with such screw-threaded sleeve and adapted to seat upon the hose within said member, means having screw-threaded connection with 8o gaging means upon the hose and press the BEST AvAxLABLE ooe* said sleeve to force -the Wedge into position memberand abutments ofvless projection upon IO and a self-centering joint between said means the expander whereby to increase the comand the Wedge. pression at some points between such mem- 8. In a hose-binder, the combination with bers.

an expander to engage the end of a hose and JOHN J. MGINTYRE.

change its area in cross-section, of a member HERBERT BAGSHA'V.

to support the hose upon the opposite side Writnesses:

and between which members the hose may be EDWARD T. MURPHY,

compressed, abutments upon the supporting HENRY BISSELL. 

